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Lee Cataluna: Ed Case Continues To Play His Own Game Nick Grube/Civil Beat/2023

Lee Cataluna: Ed Case Continues To Play His Own Game

The Hawaiʻi congressman has drawn a couple of high-profile challengers in the 2026 election. But they seem to be running against Trump, not Case.

Kirstin Downey: This Trio Helped Unlock The History Of Polynesian Voyaging Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Kirstin Downey: This Trio Helped Unlock The History Of Polynesian Voyaging

Building on their work with Yosihiko Sinoto a half-century ago, the archaeologists have reunited at Bishop Museum.

Will Bailey: What The Administration’s New Warrior Mentality Really Means AP/2025

Will Bailey: What The Administration’s New Warrior Mentality Really Means

The federal government shutdown is an unmistakable command to obey or face the consequences.

Neal Milner: Unhinged Is A Bad Look For Honolulu’s Mayor Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Neal Milner: Unhinged Is A Bad Look For Honolulu’s Mayor

Talk about making matters worse: Rick Blangiardi’s tirade about criticism of permit problems resembled a coach’s meltdown.

Beth Fukumoto: Could Portland’s Election Reforms Work In Hawaiʻi? Randy Kashka/Flickr.com

Beth Fukumoto: Could Portland’s Election Reforms Work In Hawaiʻi?

The Oregon city adopted the types of voting changes that we should consider in the islands.

Lee Cataluna: When Hate Speech Is Too Much. Even For The Aloha Spirit Newspapers.com/Honolulu Advertiser

Lee Cataluna: When Hate Speech Is Too Much. Even For The Aloha Spirit

The University of Hawaiʻi once hosted a political provocateur under the banner of diversity. Here’s what happened.

Kirstin Downey: Hawaiʻi Is Rich With History, But Not Historical Markers Kirstin Downey/Civil Beat/2025

Kirstin Downey: Hawaiʻi Is Rich With History, But Not Historical Markers

The islands rank last among the states for erecting monuments to significant events and places.

Lee Cataluna: Are We All Afraid Of Disappearing If We Speak The Truth? Getty Images/iStock.com

Lee Cataluna: Are We All Afraid Of Disappearing If We Speak The Truth?

There’s a middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, between the pit of man’s fears and the summit of his knowledge.

Kirstin Downey: AI Is Making It Easier For Scammers To Target Victims Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Kirstin Downey: AI Is Making It Easier For Scammers To Target Victims

The caller claimed to work for HECO, and what he said left a Kailua woman frazzled and uncertain.

Beth Fukumoto: Hawaiʻi Homelessness Policies Often Mirror Trump’s Hard Line Denby Fawcett/Civil Beat

Beth Fukumoto: Hawaiʻi Homelessness Policies Often Mirror Trump’s Hard Line

Sweeps, bans and civil commitments have been common tools used in Hawaiʻi for years.